Inflatable terrarium assembly

Claim 1

An inflatable and deflatable collapsible closed terrarium assembly which can be inflated to assume a desired configuration for housing a potted .Iadd.watered .Iaddend.plant .[.or other watered article.]. to be protectively enclosed, said assembly comprising a .[.disc-like.]. .Iadd.flat .Iaddend.base and a dome attachable thereto, said dome being formed of a flexible non-self supporting clear plastic film envelope .Iadd.to expose said potted plant to light incident to substantially the entire surface of the dome, said envelope .Iaddend.having .Iadd.a height exceeding that of the potted plant and .Iaddend.an open mouth, a coupling ring .[.secured to.]. .Iadd.surrounding .Iaddend.the mouth of the envelope and .[.sealably.]. joinable to the base to form a hermetically-sealed enclosure enveloping said .Iadd.potted .Iaddend.plant .[.or other article.]. to prevent evporation therefrom, and a valve mounted on the envelope .Iadd.at a point above said base .Iaddend.for selectively inflating said envelope to assume said configuration and deflating said envelope to a collapsed condition .Iadd., said base having an area greater than the area of the mouth of the envelope to define a base zone extending outwardly beyond the mouth, said envelope having an outwardly extending flange, said ring detachably clamping said flange to said base zone without penetrating said flange and said zone to effect hermetic sealing of said enclosure.Iaddend..